A Victorian light well and flat roof restoration at Sands School Ashburton. The flat roof was restored in lead after a re build of the majority of the roof timber sub structure. The light well was lifted from its base and a new timber sill added then lead covered. The surrounding parapets were also restored and lead covered.

On the interior, the double curved ceiling and light well walls were lime plastered using traditional lathes and lime plaster techniques. Finally plaster of paris mouldings were run in boxings with handmade formers to match the originals.

The first phase of project at St John’s Church in Totnes. A large stone arch had been filled with concrete blocks preventing light from the beautiful stained glass window penetrating through to the meeting hall above. The church was subject to a large fire in 1974 and the decision to block this area up appears to have been made during that restoration period.

A false floor was built allowing us to remove the block work and degraded ceiling above the altar area. The next phase at St John’s is to construct a large 6m x 4m fixed paned window, to fit in the opened arch space.

A restoration project of a period property in Dartington, Devon. Repairs were made to the bell tower lead connection at roofline, the perimeter soffitting was completely renewed, the chimney stacks were repaired, and a new traditional 3 part lime render was applied to the facades.

The Old Rectory at Chulmleigh stands on top of a hill with its face into the worst of the weather. As a result this dormer had taken a battering. The purlins taking the weight of 6x4 decoratively carved face rafter mouldings, and clay tiles had badly rotten and ‘given up the ghost’. The supporting quoin stones had also shifted.

New purlins were installed, and the face rafter moulding work carved on site, with new timber decorative bracketry to apex and underside of purlins.

Notoriously tricky to work and beautiful in equal measure, Sash Windows are among the most satisfying repairs to make and our specialist area of work. Wooden sashes are being ripped out of buildings at an alarming rate and subsequently being replaced by sub standard new joinery or upvc. They can be saved and restored far later into degradation than most people believe and at a competitive, viable price.

These beautiful and enormous Georgian windows were saved on site at a property in Crediton Devon.

Oak is rightly considered one of our most beautiful native timbers. Hard wearing and resilient in its green or seasoned state, its an ideal choice for statement doors, gates, windows or flooring. We can help in the design and making of eye catching, long lasting fixtures to buildings and gardens.

Frieze work and mouldings on the facade of a building often suffer over time by water ingress and general weather deterioration. Often these are originally made with shaped lime mortar work, sometimes cement mortar has been used. After stabilising the decayed substrate, new lime or cement mortar, is applied and worked back to original lines and proportions. Then a shelter coat of slurry mix is applied and topped with a final lime wash or compatible paint layer.

After cleaning and stabilising this stone finial needed new limestone added to it. New stone was carved, then resin fixed to the original, the cusps were re made in mortar, and the finished work then shelter coated. An extremely degraded piece of old carved stone, satisfyingly saved and brought back to life.

The apex of this arch had deteriorated and eroded away. The damaged stone was removed until a solid grounding was found. Blocks were added in slightly proud of the original profile then carved back in situ.

In the lower photos, an arch is repaired by resin fixing new stone with threaded bar and mortar. The interior face of the archway was then re lime plastered and leadwork re made to the oak sill.

This chap needed a full facelift, actually more a full body makeover. His face had delaminated along a perfect fracture line. The carved volutes were in poor shape too, one side had broken off entirely, the other had degraded away. Still, he’d done fairly well having been originally carved around 400 years ago.

A combination of resin and mortar repair work fixed him up. A lime based shelter coat was added to finish. Not a good looking chap maybe, but good to see him together again.

This delicate porchway was badly degraded before a car reversed through the garden walling and sealed its fate. A bit of a jigsaw puzzle remained. The pictures here show the restoration upto the roof having new leadwork. The pillars previously had timber plinths to the floor, on reinstallation it was decided to mount them on stainless steel bar to allow water and air flow to prevent future rotting.

Carved timber friezes within the home or parts of decorative furniture are a highly specialized area of expertise. Whether it’s delicately carved timber, plasterwork or stone, we can make the highest quality repairs to existing elements or carve new works where the existing is beyond saving, to the original design.

From quoin stones to decorative plinths, mullions to gargoyles, we can provide the highest quality craftsmanship and repair the fabric of a building restoring it to its former beauty.

In this contemporary retro fit build, the roof space was opened up giving height and space to the top flats. Velux windows were installed for further light. Whilst re roofing, the existing A-Frames were found to be compromised along the wall plate join and into the bottom rails. New timber was spliced in making a feature of the new repair and highlighting the rich patina of the original.

A nice set of limestone sills worked to original profiles in the shop, and fitted on site.

A well laid oak floor can really make a room. Hard wearing and long lasting, it develops a warm patina as it ages and is robust enough to withstand years of family foot traffic.

Contact us for leadworks to roofs, gullies, flashings and decorative pieces.

This entrance gate pillar had badly collapsed, the existing cement render had peeled off leaving very little of its profiling. Firstly the bare grounding was stabilised with a cement sbr mix, then low areas were built up using stainless steel pins, wire and resin. Using its opposing neighbour as a template the mortar lines were gradually reworked back to the original.